Little Caraway Creek
Tributary to Caraway Creek
Little Caraway Creek (Caraway Creek tributary) is located in North Carolina
Little Caraway Creek (Caraway Creek tributary)
Location of Little Caraway Creek mouth
Little Caraway Creek (Caraway Creek tributary) is located in the United States
Little Caraway Creek (Caraway Creek tributary)
Little Caraway Creek (Caraway Creek tributary) (the United States)
Location
CountryUnited States
StateNorth Carolina
CountyRandolph
Physical characteristics
Sourcedivide between Caraway Creek and Uwharrie River
  locationabout 0.5 miles south of Hillsville, North Carolina
  coordinates35°49′19″N 079°56′22″W / 35.82194°N 79.93944°W / 35.82194; -79.93944[1]
  elevation718 ft (219 m)[2]
MouthCaraway Creek
  location
about 1 mile northeast of Motleta, North Carolina
  coordinates
35°44′44″N 079°56′06″W / 35.74556°N 79.93500°W / 35.74556; -79.93500[1]
  elevation
446 ft (136 m)[2]
Length7.04 mi (11.33 km)[3]
Basin size10.26 square miles (26.6 km2)[4]
Discharge 
  locationCaraway Creek
  average12.02 cu ft/s (0.340 m3/s) at mouth with Caraway Creek[4]
Basin features
ProgressionCaraway CreekUwharrie RiverPee Dee RiverWinyah BayAtlantic Ocean
River systemPee Dee
Tributaries 
  leftunnamed tributaries
  rightunnamed tributaries
BridgesMt. Gilead Church Road, Earnhardt Road

Little Caraway Creek is a 7.04 mi (11.33 km) long 3rd order tributary to Caraway Creek, in Randolph County, North Carolina.

Course

Little Caraway Creek rises on the Caraway Creek and Uwharrie River divide about 0.5 miles south of Hillsville in Randolph County, North Carolina. Little Caraway Creek then flows south to meet Caraway Creek about 1 mile northeast of Motleta.[2]

Watershed

Little Caraway Creek drains 10.26 square miles (26.6 km2) of area, receives about 46.4 in/year of precipitation, has a topographic wetness index of 365.93 and is about 61% forested.[4]

See also

References

  1. 1 2 "GNIS Detail - Little Caraway Creek". geonames.usgs.gov. US Geological Survey. Retrieved 19 November 2019.
  2. 1 2 3 "Caraway Creek Topo Map, Randolph County NC (Farmer Area)". TopoZone. Locality, LLC. Retrieved 19 November 2019.
  3. "ArcGIS Web Application". epa.maps.arcgis.com. US EPA. Retrieved 19 November 2019.
  4. 1 2 3 "Little Caraway Creek Watershed Report". Waters Geoviewer. US EPA. Retrieved 19 November 2019.



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